bulldoze

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He also started a controversial campaign to bulldoze illegal buildings – which helped ease traffic but also drew criticism from street vendors and residents in informal settlements.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Cantona, 58, also criticised Ratcliffe's plans to bulldoze Old Trafford in favour of a new ground instead of redeveloping their spiritual home.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

He also said Lively and her team had "attempted to bulldoze reputations and livelihoods for heinously selfish reasons".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

In the 1950s, another terminal disease called quick decline — also known as la tristeza, or “the sadness” — prompted farmers to bulldoze thousands of acres of orchards to make way for tract housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Ainsley plows up the steps, looking for someone else to bulldoze with her cello case.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein